Fan Tong was so frightened that his face turned ashen. He felt a pair of sinister eyes watching him from the shadows, and a cold breeze blowing on his neck.
Otherwise, why would he feel like he had fallen into an ice cave, so cold that he was shivering?
"Granny Meng, what should we do if we can't solve this?"
"I said it would be difficult, but I didn't say it was unsolvable. However, the vengeful spirit in your house is too resentful, and it will take a lot of magical power to subdue it. What to do depends on your sincerity."
"Yes, absolutely sincere." Fan Tong pulled out five taels of silver from his pocket with trembling hands. "Mrs. Meng, this is a token of my respect for you. Use it to buy some wine. It's nothing but a small token of my appreciation."
Granny Meng casually took it and stuffed it into her pocket, scoffing inwardly. Five taels of silver in one go, what a notorious miser! But even a grasshopper's leg is meat, I'll keep it for now. There will be plenty of opportunities to bleed you dry later.
"Master Fan, I will subdue the evil spirit on your back first, but you must cooperate with me and not move."
"Don't worry, I won't do anything rash."
Granny Meng took out several yellow talismans from her backpack, chanted incantations, circled around Fan Tong a few times, and then stuck the yellow papers on Fan Tong's back.
Only then did a relieved smile appear on his face. Suddenly, the yellow paper fluttered down.
Granny Meng was terrified and shouted, "What a powerful evil spirit! Show yourself at once!"
The surroundings remained silent.
"Oh no! A demon has possessed Young Master Fan and is now licking your bald head while riding on his neck with its tongue."
Fan Hun was nearly scared to death upon hearing this, his teeth chattering. "Master, quickly drive away the evil spirit!"
Granny Meng frowned, her face grave. "This evil spirit is too resentful; I'm afraid ordinary methods will not be enough to subdue it."
Fan Hun nearly collapsed to the ground, pleading with a sob in his voice, "Master, please save me!"
"Young Master Fan, don't be afraid. I will perform a ritual to summon the evil spirit and see what kind of demon it is."
Granny Meng looked on with disdain. The Fan family was known for their wickedness, and she would definitely give them a good scare today.
When Fan Tong heard her say that she was going to summon the ghost, he shook his head in fright. "No, no, no, Granny Meng, let's forget about it. Seeing that thing will give me nightmares."
Fan Hun felt a chill run down his spine, which made his legs tremble. "Father, don't waste time. If that evil spirit licks my head off, you won't have a son anymore. Hurry up and have the sorceress remove the evil spirit from my neck!"
Seeing his son's pale face, Fan Tong no longer hesitated, "Then I'll trouble Granny Meng to perform the ritual and invite the evil spirit out."
"Don't rush," Granny Meng glanced at everyone, "What I fear most when I'm performing rituals is being disturbed. Everyone except my family members must leave."
"Alright, all of you hurry up and wait outside." Fan Tong chased Shi Taishou and the other servants out.
Seeing that Chen Qingqing didn't move, Granny Meng frowned. "Who is this young lady? Please ask her to leave as well."
"This is not an outsider; he is a doctor I invited back," Fan Tong hurriedly explained.
Chen Qingqing was curious; she wanted to see how this sorcerer, Granny Meng, would summon the ghost.
She smiled faintly, "Ms. Meng, I won't disturb you. You can begin your ritual now."
Granny Meng glanced at Chen Qingqing disdainfully, "Since you're not leaving, don't make a sound, or you'll be possessed by a ghost, and I won't be able to save you."
After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes and muttered something under her breath. Suddenly, her body swayed, and she shivered violently. Then she lowered her head and remained motionless for a long time.
Fan Hun was getting impatient, thinking she had fallen asleep, and was just about to go forward to check on her when...
Suddenly, Granny Meng's eyes widened, her body trembled violently as if she had epilepsy, and her voice became strange.
"Here comes the Fan family! Fan Tong, you have seized our fertile land, causing us to be displaced and leaving us homeless;
You lend money at exorbitant interest rates, abduct innocent women, and have driven our family to ruin.
You also colluded with government officials, exploited the people, and lined your own pockets.
You have committed numerous evils, which are intolerable to Heaven. We have been wronged!
The King of Hell has granted us permission to come here and take your life.
First, we'll remove your hair and peel off your skin. We'll slowly torture you, ensuring your whole family suffers a terrible death..."
Startled by this bizarre scene, Fan Hun cried out and quickly hid behind Madam Fan, saying, "Mother, the evil spirit has truly been drawn onto her."
Mrs. Fan was already terrified and stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.
At this moment, Fan Tong was still somewhat clear-headed, but he was also terrified. His legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. "Brother Ghost, spare my life! I will never dare to do it again. Please leave my house. I will burn more gold ingots for you. Please, please spare me!"
"Spare you? Dream on! I'll take your life." After saying this, Granny Meng shivered again, shook her head, and pretended to be clueless. "What did those evil spirits say to you just now? Tell me quickly."
Fan Tong was so frightened that his body trembled like a leaf, and his mouth stammered, "Granny, help me! Just now, that ghost said it wanted to take my life."
"Master Fan, don't be afraid. With me here, I doubt they would dare to cause any trouble."
"Alright, alright, then please ask the sorceress to quickly perform the ritual and take them all away."
"Don't rush, I'll start the ritual right away, you all quickly step aside."
Fan Tong quickly got up and pulled Madam Fan and Fan Hun, who were standing there stunned, back away.
Chen Qingqing found it somewhat amusing to see them so terrified, but the old woman's acting skills were quite impressive; anyone without common sense could easily be fooled by her.
Fan Tong, it looks like you're going to lose money today!
Granny Meng took a robe from her handbag and draped it over her shoulders. She then drew a peach wood sword from her waist and pointed it at Fan Tong.
"Master Fan, you must remember this: when I cast my spell, you must agree to all the conditions I mention. If you are even slightly slow, all my efforts will be in vain. Not only will my magic be damaged, but more importantly, your own lives will be in danger at any moment. Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Tong shuddered and nodded repeatedly, "Understood, understood, then hurry up and perform the ritual!"
"Good, I understand." Granny Meng said, shaking her head and swaying her disheveled hair, brandishing her peach wood sword while shouting harshly.
"You short-lived, wandering ghost, why don't you surrender now that you've seen this great immortal? If you resist, I'll beat you so badly you'll never be reincarnated! Take this!"
She jumped and hopped around the room, making all sorts of pitiful and startling screams.
Everyone was so frightened by her startled appearance that they backed away.
After fiddling around for a while, Granny Meng suddenly froze on the spot, motionless, and shouted loudly, "Master Fan, my magic power is too depleted, please quickly help me inject spiritual power."
Fan Tong was completely bewildered. "Master, you, you, you're making things difficult for me! I, I, I can only infuse the source of life, no, no, I can't infuse magic power!"
Granny Meng glared at him fiercely and said bluntly, "The spiritual power I'm referring to is real gold and silver. Only gold and silver can activate my magic power."
"Okay, I'll get it for you right away." Fan Tong hurriedly pulled out ten taels of silver from his pocket, then reluctantly put half of it back in, placing the remaining five taels at Granny Meng's feet. "Is this alright?"
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